| Mickey Briglia | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Yorkville, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Alma Mater: | Ohio University Temple University |
| Player Years1: | 1946-1950 |
| Player Team1: | Ohio Bobcats |
| Player Positions: | Co-captain |
| Coach Years1: | 1964 - 1988 |
| Coach Team1: | Rowan Profs |
| Overall Record: | 502-258-9 |
D. Michael "Mickey" Briglia (September 6, 1929 – January 3, 2006)[1] was a college baseball coach at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). Briglia's teams won the NCAA Division III World Series in 1978 and again in 1979.[2]
A native of Yorkville, Ohio, Briglia graduated from Ohio University in 1950, where he was a co-captain of the school's baseball team. He was awarded a doctorate at Temple University in 1968.
Briglia had an overall record of 502-258-9 in his 25 years coaching the Rowan Profs baseball team from 1964 to 1988.[3] He was named NAIA coach of the year in 1968, and NCAA coach of the year for the 1978–79 season.[4] Briglia was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]
Rowan University created a scholarship in his name, the Dr. Michael Briglia Scholar Award, awarded to students who excel at both academic studies as well as their non-academic aspects of college life.[6]
A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Briglia died on January 3, 2006, at the age of 76 due to pulmonary fibrosis.[7]